Emily Procter is a native of Raleigh, N.C. who attended East Carolina University. "I tried to get in the theatre department", she says, "but it was full." After graduation, however, she moved to Los Angeles and landed a number of small roles in films such as Jerry Maguire (1996). "Then I got the chance to audition for "The West Wing" (1999) and I got the part", she says.

TRIVIA:

Majored in journalism at University

She collects bugs as a hobby.

Her father, William, was a general practitioner. Her mother, Barbara, was a volunteer. They divorced when Emily was 2.

Member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority at ECU

Fronts her own 80s cover band called, "White Lighten."

Loves construction, might have been an interior decorator.

Does regular volunteer work at All Saints' Episcopal Church soup kitchen in Beverly Hills.